Wanted: Haiku versions of classic literature

Ever wish classics of literature could be condensed into 17 syllables? Here’s your chance. Take a classic of literature — ancient, Shakespeare, whatever comes to mind — and write it in haiku form. You can add yours by responding to this message, or you can e-mail me at mjanairo@timesunion.com.

Here’s one attempt:

The Iliad
Trojan war drags on
Achilles smites young Hector
– then he spites the gods

And here’s another try:The Complete Works of Walt Whitman
I am everything
Everything is in me, too
– just one blade of grass

UPDATE: A few co-workers have also submitted their takes. Here they are:

“The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe”
Never take candy
from strangers, and for
God’s sake, listen to lions.- Naomi Seldin

Catcher in the Rye
Kicked out of Pencey
Punched in the gut by Maurice
Holden’s in the rye- Michael Jarboe

On The Road
Dean’s really stoked up
Across the country they go
Like jets on bennies. – Michael Jarboe